(p. 715) baṭē just so (তাই বটে); exactly (বটেই তো); is it (বটে, এমন কথা?); well (কী বলছ বটে); (sarcas.) no doubt (বীরেরাই পালায় বটে; take care (বটে রে). বটে বটে oh yes, just so, there you are. 43)

(p. 779) bukaḍ়i coarse (বুকড়ি চাল). 14)

(p. 721) barana (poet. form of বর্ণ) colour; complexion. 56)

(p. 743) bābā2 a father, (coll.) dad. int. same as বাপু । বাবাজি n. a reverend father; a title applied to ascetics esp. to the Vaishnav ascetics; a term for addressing a son or a junior person. ̃জীবন n. a term for addressing a son-in-law or a son or a junior person. 34)

(p. 755) bichuṭi a variety of nettle. 8)

(p. 755) bijigīṣu desirous of victory or success. 20)

(p. 773) biṣkambhaka (in a drama) opening lines of an act in which an actor or actress narrates an incident not exhibited on the stage. 35)

(p. 789) bēśarama shameless, brazen-faced. 20)

(p. 721) bām̐śa the bamboo. বাঁশ দেওয়া (sl.) to take the wind out of one's sails; to ruin. বুকে বাঁশ দেওয়া to make a person lie at full length in between two bamboo-poles and then roll the poles oppressively as a punishment; (fig.) to torment severely. বাঁশের চেয়ে কঞ্চি দড় (fig.) the chip is harder than the old block, the greenhorn is tougher than the veteran. বাঁশ বনে ডোম কানা (fig.) one cannot see the wood for the trees. ̃গাড়ি n. (law) planting a bamboo-pole in the ground of an estate as a sign of taking possession of it. ̃ঝাড় n. a bamboo-clump. 278)

(p. 746) bāruda gunpowder, powder. ̃খানা n. a room for storing gunpowder, a magazine. 26)

(p. 773) bistīrṇa spread out; extensive; expansive; pervasive, vast. 55)

(p. 751) bikṣipta scattered, dispersed, strewn; distracted (বিক্ষিপ্ত চিত্ত বা মন). ̃চিত্ত a. mentally disturbed. 37)

(p. 789) bēlānila sea-breeze. 5)

(p. 760) bidhu the moon. 10)

(p. 782) bēgama (Mus.) a queen; a lady (married or unmarried). 63)